Need Help B4 2MorrowI recently embarked on a new career change. There were two companies that I was looking at to start my new path. I recently got hired by one of them about three weeks ago. I took a significant pay cut in exchange for the experience. So far the company seems great. Recently the other company called and requested an interview. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to interview just to see what they have to offer. Anyways, the resume they have states my pervious company that I no longer work for. How do I explain my current situation? I don’t want it to seem bad that I’ve only been in position for three weeks and am looking for a new job. Also, do I write a new resume with a job that I’m currently at?? Is it not worth the risk in interviewing with the other company??
Need some advice!
DO NOT try to rewrite your resume. Stick with the original resume you gave to the second company. Explain the situation and tell the truth. Always tell the truth -- if you lie, you'll ALWAYS be found out. Tell the second company your situation -- you applied to both companies, the other company replied first, and you accepted their offer. But you'd be interested to see if the second company might be a better fit. Since your current job is only 3 weeks old, it's almost like you had gotten one offer and you want to see if the second company can top it. In some ways, it's an even better situation. You're already okay with the first company, and the second company will have to make you a sweeter offer to get you. Believe me, employers have absolutely NO LOYALTY to their employees anymore. They'll cut you in a heartbeat. So don't feel like you have to demonstrate loyalty to the first company, especially after only 3 weeks. If the second company gives you a better offer, the first company won't have lost much in wages and training costs on you. Don't forget, when a company lays an employee off, they often pay many weeks or months salary and benefits in severance for no work at all. At least you've given the first company 3 weeks work. If the second company rejects you right away for being a job-hopper, you haven't lost anything. But in your situation, I don't think they'd look at you that way. Go ahead and interview with your original resume, and explain the situation. If they make you an offer, consider ALL the terms -- salary, benefits, vacation, advancement potential, etc. If you accept an offer from the second company, the first company may try to top it when you give your notice. But don't count on it. Don't try to play one against the other. If you like the second company's offer, be fully prepared to resign the first company. Do the right thing and offer 2 weeks' notice, but after only 3 weeks on the job, they may prefer to let you leave right away. If you take the second company's offer, then drop the first company's job from your resume entirely. | |
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